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Among the best-described dobsonflies are those of the Corydalus lineage, which includes the widely known
eastern dobsonfly (
Corydalus cornutus), a large insect with a body length of about 5 cm (about 2 inches) and a wingspread of about 13 cm (5 inches). The jaws (or mandibles) are considerably larger in the male than in the female and are characteristic of the insect’s sexual dimorphism....